Mood: Hopeful
Money: Trickling in.
Day twenty and twenty-one. The phrase “Done is better than perfect” keeps bouncing around in my head. It is often how work must be approached, especially when one of the main constraints is time. On some level, each of us everyday balances these three main resources: time, people, and money. Constraints are usually present across all three, however flexibility must exist somewhere.
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Mood: Stable
Money: Trickling in.
Day fourteen through ninteen. Five days have past since I posted anything concerning my new venture, so here’s an update. I am focusing on three things:
1. Paying gigs (making money is good)
2. Researching collectives
3. Painting the vision
Mood: Slightly stressed
Money: Looking forward to getting paid
Day twelve and thirteen. I have had a few more billable hours this week than weeks past. And I have to admit that it’s starting to feel good, although the stress around cash flow still remains.
Mood: Nervous
Money: Truthfully, looking at my bank account makes me a wee-bit concerned.
Day ten and eleven. These past couple days have made me hyper-aware of billable and non-billable hours. My focus has shifted to finding a balance between working for others and working for myself. Hopefully these two activities will become more blended as my business grows, but right now still seem like separate entities working against each other.
Mood: Anxious
Money: Not going to lie…I am a bit concerned about cash flow
Day nine. Inspired by Simon Sinek’s “Start with why” theory, I put some effort into defining a belief statement for my organization by asking three simple questions: why, how, what? The premise is that people don’t buy what you do; people buy why you do it.
Day seven and eight. The main focus over the past couple of days has been to work on my business model canvas. Don’t know what that is? Well, it is basically a blueprint of your business strategy, the core elements that are at the heart of how your business works. Here’s a quick 2 minute video that explains it in more detail:
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Mood: Accomplished
Money: Still Stable
Day five and six. It’s official! My idea has been formed into a company! Well, at least all the paperwork for my LLC has been signed and sent onto the State. So…with that news wrapping up my first week on my own, I am going to enjoy this long holiday weekend. I hope all of you do as well.
Mood: Anxious
Money: Still Stable
Day four. These days are actually going by faster than I would like. The long holiday weekend is quickly approaching and I am anxious to feel like I have accomplished something. That said, I have so been enjoying the time spent over these past four days with such amazingly brilliant people. It makes me think of a phrase from Tim Brown of IDEO that has been circling in my head for quite some time now, which is…
“All of us are smarter than any of us.”